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This Algorithm Can Tell How Much Pain You’re In
Doctors may soon measure pain with an app
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There Are Museums For Everything–Even Salami
Take a tour of a few places showcasing this international favorite
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Brush up on Your Ancient Akkadian With New Online Dictionary
The dead language was once the dominant tongue in Mesopotamia
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Brain-like Blob Found in Canadian Pond
The rarely seen creature, which is a type of bryozoan, is comprised of thousands of tiny organisms
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Gesundheit! African Wild Dogs Sneeze to Vote on Group Decisions
A new study found that the more the pooches sneeze, the more likely they are to set off on a hunt
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NASA Captures Strongest Solar Flare in a Decade
This morning, the sun emitted two X-class flares, disrupting GPS and radio signals
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How to Busk the London Underground
It’s a lucrative gig, but it means passing a strenuous process of auditions to find the very best subway musicians
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2.8 Million Stars Sparkle in This Incredible Image of the Milky Way
The Gaia star surveyor captured a densely packed area near the center of the galaxy
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Harvard Law School Marks Ties to Slavery in New Plaque
Isaac Royall, Jr., who helped found the school in 1817, was a prosperous slaveholder
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Ruins of a Roman City Found Off the Coast of Tunisia
The city destroyed by a 4th-century tsunami is rediscovered
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How Zika Virus Could Be Used to Fight Brain Cancer
The same properties that make Zika virus devastating to fetal brains could be turned against cancer cells
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Canada Completes World’s Longest Hiking Trail
After 25 years and millions of dollars, the coast-to-coast hiking, biking and paddling trail has an official route
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Discovery of Unexploded WWII Bomb Forces Massive Evacuation in Frankfurt
On Sunday, residents living within a mile of the site left their homes while the 4,000-pound “Blockbuster” was defused
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Lost Languages Discovered in One of the World’s Oldest Continuously Run Libraries
The centuries-old texts were erased, and then written over, by monks at Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt
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Why Peter the Great Established a Beard Tax
Between 1697-1698, the tsar visited Europe in disguise to learn about shipbuilding and Western culture. His verdict? Shave
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Freddie Mercury, Musical Genius and Stamp Collector
The singer-songwriter’s childhood stamp album offers an insight to his character
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Prize-Winning Images Capture Birds in All Their Feathered Glory
The Best Bird Photographer of the Year Awards displays the dynamic lives of the amazing avian
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A Generation Before ‘On the Road,’ This Classic Championed the American Road Trip
‘Free Air’ was a classic of the interwar generation
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Experiments Show How Neanderthals Made the First Glue
Archaeologists tested three methods the early hominins could have used to get tar from birch bark
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